OTS to consider “benefits and implications” of moving tax year end date

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OTS to consider “benefits and implications” of moving tax year end date

Jun 10, 2021

The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) will explore whether there is a case for moving the UK’s tax year end date. Announcing the review, the office, which provides independent advice to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), suggests that aligning the tax ...

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Register for Making Tax Digital for VAT or risk penalties, HMRC warns

May 28, 2021

Businesses who are required to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT but not registered could face fines of up to £400, it has been warned. It comes after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) wrote to 100,000 non-compliant businesses reminding them ...

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Five reasons to set up a Personal Tax Account

May 17, 2021

Taxpayers are being urged to set up personal accounts to monitor their affairs. The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is encouraging taxpayers to set up a Personal Tax Account (PTA). The call is after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), renewed their commitment ...

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Work from home tax relief: what employees need to know

May 07, 2021

It was confirmed this April that employees can continue to claim tax relief on work from home costs not reimbursed by employers, but only if they make a new claim for the 2021/22 tax year. Here’s what you and your staff ...

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The ATED return for 2021-22 is due by 30 April 2021

Apr 13, 2021

The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) return for 2021 to 31 March 2022, and any tax due for the year, is due by 30 April 2021. What is the ATED? The ATED is a system that came into force on 1 ...

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Could the current tax payment timings change?

Mar 30, 2021

Millions of taxpayers in the UK could face earlier tax payments as part of the Government’s 10-year strategy to build a “trusted, modern tax administration system”. Due to the challenges of the current tax-payment timings, it is considering bringing tax payments ...

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Government to crack down on rogue tax advisers

Mar 26, 2021

Accountants who provide tax advice may be required to hold professional indemnity insurance (PII) under new laws proposed this week. The plans come after concerns that rogue tax advisors were often giving incorrect or incomplete advice without a route to redress, ...

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Increasing number of taxpayers targeted with threatening tax scams, HMRC warns

Mar 18, 2021

Taxpayers should remain vigilant to tax scams “threatening arrest” following a surge in reports, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned. The warning comes after a significant number of “concerned individuals” contacted the offices of HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) ...

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Budget 2021: Hospitality businesses call for extended VAT cut

Feb 22, 2021

Due to the prolonged impact of coronavirus on the hospitality industry, firms within this sector urge Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the VAT reductions for a year in the Budget. In 2020, the VAT reduction went from 20 per cent to ...

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Online sales tax proposal for Autumn Budget

Feb 09, 2021

The UK Treasury is considering online sales tax for retailers such as Amazon, Asos and Ocado, after a drastic increase in online shopping and the current “uneven system”, has caused many in-store retailers to be at a disadvantage. Supermarkets, including Asda, ...

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